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1965 - NASCAR Grand National Series Race Summary

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1965 - NASCAR Grand National Series

A listing of races during the year including the winner, track location and race name. To access specific race information follow the race date link.


Date Winning Driver Race Name Track
1/17/1965 Dan Gurney Motor Trend 500 Riverside International Raceway
2/12/1965 Darel Dieringer Daytona 500 Qualifier 1 Daytona International Speedway
2/12/1965 Junior Johnson Daytona 500 Qualifier 2 Daytona International Speedway
2/14/1965 Fred Lorenzen Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway
2/27/1965 Ned Jarrett 5 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds
2/28/1965 Ned Jarrett Fireball 200 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
3/7/1965 Junior Johnson Richmond 250 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds
3/14/1965 Ned Jarrett 8 Orange Speedway
4/11/1965 Marvin Panch Atlanta 500 Atlanta International Raceway
4/17/1965 Dick Hutcherson Greenville 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway
4/18/1965 Junior Johnson Gwyn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway
4/25/1965 Fred Lorenzen Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway
4/28/1965 Tiny Lund Columbia 200 Columbia Speedway
5/2/1965 Junior Johnson Southeastern 500 Bristol International Speedway
5/8/1965 Junior Johnson Rebel 300 Darlington Raceway
5/14/1965 Ned Jarrett Tidewater 250 Langley Field Speedway
5/15/1965 Junior Johnson 17 Bowman-Gray Stadium
5/16/1965 Junior Johnson Hickory 250 Hickory Speedway
5/23/1965 Fred Lorenzen World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway
5/27/1965 Ned Jarrett 20 Cleveland County Fairgrounds
5/29/1965 Junior Johnson 21 New Asheville Speedway
5/30/1965 Ned Jarrett 22 Harris Speedway
6/3/1965 Dick Hutcherson Music City 200 Nashville Speedway
6/6/1965 Ned Jarrett Birmingham 200 Fairgrounds Raceway
6/13/1965 Marvin Panch Dixie 400 Atlanta International Raceway
6/19/1965 Dick Hutcherson Pickens 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway
6/24/1965 Dick Hutcherson 27 Rambi Raceway
6/27/1965 Cale Yarborough 28 Valdosta Speedway
7/4/1965 A.J. Foyt Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway
7/8/1965 Junior Johnson 30 Old Dominion Speedway
7/9/1965 Junior Johnson Old Bridge 200 Old Bridge Stadium
7/14/1965 Marvin Panch 32 Islip Speedway
7/18/1965 Marvin Panch The Glen 151.8 Watkins Glen International
7/25/1965 Ned Jarrett Volunteer 500 Bristol International Speedway
7/31/1965 Richard Petty Nashville 400 Nashville Speedway
8/5/1965 Ned Jarrett 36 Cleveland County Fairgrounds
8/8/1965 Richard Petty Western North Carolina 500 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
8/13/1965 Dick Hutcherson 38 Smoky Mountain Raceway
8/14/1965 Ned Jarrett 39 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds
8/15/1965 Dick Hutcherson 40 Augusta Speedway
8/19/1965 David Pearson Sandlapper 200 Columbia Speedway
8/24/1965 Dick Hutcherson Moyock 300 Dog Track Speedway
8/25/1965 Ned Jarrett 43 Beltsville Speedway
8/28/1965 Junior Johnson Myers Brothers 250 Bowman-Gray Stadium
9/6/1965 Ned Jarrett Southern 500 Darlington Raceway
9/10/1965 Richard Petty Buddy Shuman 250 Hickory Speedway
9/14/1965 Dick Hutcherson Pennsylvania 200 Lincoln Speedway
9/17/1965 Richard Petty 48 Old Dominion Speedway
9/18/1965 David Pearson Capital City 300 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds
9/26/1965 Junior Johnson Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway
10/3/1965 Junior Johnson Wilkes 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway
10/17/1965 Fred Lorenzen National 400 Charlotte Motor Speedway
10/24/1965 Dick Hutcherson 53 Orange Speedway
10/31/1965 Curtis Turner American 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway
11/7/1965 Ned Jarrett Tidewater 300 Dog Track Speedway